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Salmon farm workers at a Cooke Aquaculture facility on the US East Coast have saved more than a million juvenile fish following a seal attack, the company has disclosed. The […] Continue Reading
Keep seals away from salmon to mitigate or eliminate sea lice, AGD and ISA Research has linked an increase in sea lice attachment to elevated levels of plasma cortisol, a […] Continue Reading
More than one million farm-raised salmon in Scotland are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new figures released […] Continue Reading
Sound waves are a non-lethal way to deter seals, but there is a debate over their use. Sandy Neil reports It’s a simple question fish farmers face: how do you […] Continue Reading
The “wall of sound” created by acoustic deterrent devices targeted at seals could harm porpoises up to 28 kilometres away, a study has found. The devices, known as ADDs or […] Continue Reading
Scotland’s salmon farmers have stopped using acoustic seal deterrents that have been shown to disturb protected marine mammals. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation said that only acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmers have sounded the alarm over predation attacks by seals following a major incident at a Skye-based farm in which 52,000 juvenile salmon were lost. The Scottish Salmon Producers […] Continue Reading
Predator control technology and best practice has evolved to meet MMPA restrictions Animal welfare conversations usually focus on interactions between fish and people but managing conflicts between fish and marine […] Continue Reading
Scottish Sea Farms has reported a significant reduction in ‘last resort’ seal shootings as its investment in rigid new pen netting systems surpasses £5.7m. In the first six months of […] Continue Reading